The Eleven

First Appearance and Context

The Eleven is first referenced during routine work in a math’s cloister garden, contrasted with the permitted roster known as the One Hundred and Sixty-four under the Second New Revised Book of Discipline. In that exchange, a plant (slashberry) is noted as not belonging to the Eleven, clarifying that the special burn‑on‑sight rule does not apply to it.

Description and Role

The Eleven denotes a designated group of especially proscribed plants. When an item believed to be among the Eleven is encountered, avout are expected to uproot and burn it immediately, and to enter the occurrence in the Chronicle. The Eleven functions as a strict counterpart to the larger permitted list, emphasizing caution where specific species are considered hazardous or unacceptable.

Practice extends beyond formal gardens: avout may be sent to patrol fields and meadows searching for “plants of the Eleven.” In one such inspection, a suspect patch (described as resembling blithe) was chopped out and burned on the spot, but the fire spread into the surrounding dry grass before being contained. An inquest involving the Warden Regulant resulted in the incident being recorded as accidental, with penance assigned to those involved.

Relationships and Functions

• Governed by horticultural guidance in the Second New Revised Book of Discipline, with day‑to‑day enforcement carried out by avout.
• Serves as the stringent counterpart to the permitted One Hundred and Sixty-four.
• Documentation and accountability are maintained through entries in the Chronicle.
• The precise species comprising the Eleven have not yet been listed in‑text.

Current Status

Active within maths as an ongoing safeguard in gardens and nearby grounds; specimens suspected to belong to the Eleven are still handled under burn‑on‑sight procedures and recorded accordingly.